The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-08-27

timely as it evidently is, the lawyer and his
clients sit there porting over some musty
papers spread out upon the table before
them.
His clients are the representatives of a
famous lfe-insuTance company.
Then you are reallyin earnest about this
AFFAIR.""
The lawyer looked up from his pile of
papers as he asked the question.
Certainly" said Mr.. Wrinkle.
Have you considered the expense and
the trouJle?"
The expense counts as nothing to US. "
Interrupted the other. Our object is to
have a new trial, and obtain verdict n
accordance with the facts Of the case.
But have you taken INTO due consider.-
ton the -ong lapse Of time since the last
verdict was given-the uncertainty of OBJ
tanning any new evidence
We q sumo all risks. A strong cIew has
lately come into our possession-a cIew
that promises great and singular results.
IF you remember, the case figured in the
courts as I ddeTZook vs., The l.. L. Life
Insurance Company. BY consulting the
minutes of the trial. you viii perceive the
case wa; based on a claim by the Widow
dderZook against the said company for
the sum Of fifteen thousand dollars.
Yes.
And that the company contested the
claim on the ground that the deceased
came t. his death by his own hand-that
Is, he suicided."
Exactly.
But tie courts decided in favor of the
widow.
Yes
We'll, Oh what grounds now do you base
your claims for new hearing? Nothing
common viii suffice.
Nothing common will lie attempted,
said Wrinkle, grimly. Whereas. We for
merly contested the claim on the ground
of the deceased having come to his death
by his own hand, we now charge fraud
false preteuse. We now claim that the
death OF Jonathan Undertook was not
proven that, in fact there was no death
/ We base our claims for a new trial on evi-
/ dence lately discovered, which convinces
US that Jonathan Udderzook is alive to-
dav.'
The lawyer stared hard at the speaker, as
If he thought that gentleman had suddenly
gone daft.
Not aiyel"
+ "Alyc
The lawyer drummed on the baize-cov-
/ cred tabla
He must have had accomplices. A fraud
i of this agnitude could not have been sue
Z
somebody. Have You any idea who could
have assisted IN the deception
There was at that time a man by the
name Of John Dawes, who took an active
part IN the suit against the company. But
shortly ter the final decision IN favor of
the Widow Jdderzook John Dawes was
murder d, and his murderer is now doing
time In the institution for he State. Whether
John Dawes was cOguIZant of the deception
If deccntion there was-Is something that
/ canno, answer
You mention clew. " hat have you
found that sheds new light on the affair."
For answer Mr.. Wrinkle took his card
case out Of his pocket. From the card case
he removed a folded slip Of paper, which
be gave go the attorney On the inside of
the paper was written the following:
CITY OF -. Dee u. 1S-.
If the L. L. Life Insurance Company
cares to reopen the old case of Undertook
VS. The /. L. l.. l. Co, an important Wit
ness for the prosecution viii DE found in
the person of Convict No. 10, sentenced to
the ~ Prison eighteen years ago for the
killing Of a man by the name of Dawes. A
word to Tie wise is sufficient
1Ha.' exclaimed the lawyer. This is,
indeed, clew. How did it come to you -
by messenger or post?"
by post
How ong siuce?"
Some weeks. I at first determined to
pay no attention to it. and perhaps would
not hay given the letter "a second thought
but for he fact that additional evidence
has sine been received. [ believe the
matter should be investigated at the very
least.
Again ,Ir. Wrinkle delyed into the depthz
of his capacIous pocket This time he
hshed out a plain, square card, on which
was penclled, III vuyering characters, the
following words.
Let person almost done with this
world do that which viii ease his con
SCIENCE and make thu thought OF death less
terrible. Ask not my name OF my place of
( residenca. I can give you neither. But
search Ter man named Jonathan Jdder-
zook. lie is not dead
The la'gyer compared the handwriting on
the card nth that of the letter.
Plainly they were not the same.
L res we'd the card yesterday in the
4 daily m said Mr.. Wrinkle. 1t was upon
+ the info. nation contained thereon that [
decided act"
Yes. there should be an investigation.
If Moth more. And if dderzook should
really alive, his swnding scheme
should 3. exposed aud punishment melted
out 10 lam for his otfeuse. According to
. the evl .encs of these two letters at east
two pc ons are eoguizant OF the fraud.
The cue ton Is who are these persons"
That conundrum said Wrinkle
drummI 3 discouJ=utealy IN MS turn upon
the tab IF ] had The ghost of an idea
as to II identity II wa Ia not take long
to brn alters 10 q focus
We st ind cut bat VII be u..
first 81 nthe game Suppose, now. r..
teleusI4 t0 the Warden of the - prise.
a-kIu .r full part euars OF Convict IS
TO- e cut The form now Il won u.
long bt ra The answer comes.
Don cried Nluke ser .Iuga pencil
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